Clone
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Biological
- CloneCloningCloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or...
—In biology and agriculture, any organism whose genetic information is identical to that of a parent organism from which it was created; natural reproductive processes producing clones include parthenogenesis and apomixis - Clone (cell biology)Clone (cell biology)A clone is a group of identical cells that share a common ancestry, meaning they are derived from the same mother cell.Clonality implies the state of a cell or a substance being derived from one source or the other...
—In cell biology, a group of identical cells naturally derived from a common parent cell; of significance in vertebrate physiology and concepts related to immunology and cancer biology - Clone (B-cell biology)Clone (B-cell biology)The process of immunological B-cell maturation involves transformation from an undifferentiated B cell to one that secretes antibodies with particular specificity...
—In immunology, a process of immunological B-cell maturation - Clone (genetics)—In genetics, an exact replica of all or part of a macromolecule (e.g. DNA)
Computing
- Clone (computing), a computer made by a third party, such as PC clones or Macintosh clones
- Clone (database)Clone (database)A database clone is a complete and separate copy of a database system that includes the business data, the DBMS software and any other application tiers that make up the environment. Cloning is a different kind of operation to replication and backups in that the cloned environment is both fully...
, a complete and modified copy of a database environment that's often used for development or testing purposes - clone (Linux system call)Clone (Linux system call)clone is a system call on the Linux kernel related to multithreading. In practice, one should try to avoid calling clone directly, but instead use a threading library which use clone when starting a thread .The syntax for calling clone under a Linux program is: #include int clone clone is a...
, in C, relating to multithreading - clone (Java method)Clone (Java method)clone is a method in the Java programming language for object duplication. In Java, objects are manipulated through reference variables, and there is no operator for copying an object—the assignment operator duplicates the reference, not the object...
, a method in the Java programming language for object duplication
Music
- Clone (Threshold album)Clone (Threshold album)Clone is the fourth studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold, released in 1998. This album is the first to feature longtime singer Andrew "Mac" McDermott and the final album to feature drummer Mark Heaney, and is also the only album by the band not to have a special edition...
, a 1998 album by British progressive metal band Threshold - Clone (Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon album), the first studio album from Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon. It was released on October 8, 2002, and features the duo performing acoustic originals and cover songs on a variety of instruments
- Clone (rapper) (born 1984), American rap artist from Modesto, California
Other
- Clone trooperClone trooperThe clone troopers of the Army of the Republic are soldiers in the fictional Star Wars universe, cloned from Jango Fett, a Mandalorian bounty hunter. They first appeared in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and returned in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith where they were played...
, a fictional soldier in the Star Wars universe - Video game clone, a game or game franchise heavily inspired by another
- Clone (TV series)Clone (TV series)Clone is a 2008 BBC Three comedy series starring Jonathan Pryce and Mark Gatiss, centred on the creation and education of the world's first human clone...
, a 2008 BBC comedy series - O CloneO CloneO Clone is a Brazilian TV Series/Telenovela that ran on the Rede Globo Network from October 1, 2001 to June 14, 2002, airing 221 episodes.-Plot:...
, a Brazilian soap opera - Clone Wars (disambiguation)
Other uses
- Clone (voting), in voting systems analysis, a candidate identical to one already present in an election
- Clone Wars (Star Wars)Clone Wars (Star Wars)The Clone Wars are a series of fictional intragalactic battles in George Lucas's science fiction saga Star Wars. The conflict is first mentioned in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , but no details are given , and the wars themselves are not featured until the series' fifth and sixth...
, a TV show and movie based around the Star Wars universe - The Clone SagaClone SagaThe Clone Saga or Spider-Clone Saga was a major story arc in Marvel Comics which ran from 1994 to 1996 involving many clones of Spider-Man.The story is considered to be one of the most controversial Spider-Man stories ever told...
, a controversial story-line from Marvel Comics' Spider-Man comic books - Castro clone—or simply 'clone'—a fashion movement arising from the gay community in the Castro district of San Francisco, California
See also
- Clones (disambiguation)Clones (disambiguation)Clones is a small Irish town in the border area of the Republic of Ireland.Clones is also nickname of the loyal fan base of The Jim Rome Show, who grab vines with attempts to give “takes” that are Romenistic in nature with unique smack worthy of air time...
- Cloning (disambiguation)Cloning (disambiguation)Cloning is the process of making an identical copy of something.Cloning may also refer to:* Cloning , the copying of a programming object* Disk cloning, the copying of the contents of a computer hard disk to a storage medium or file...
- Clonal (disambiguation)